Aspirational District Programme (ADP) Flashcards
Q. Write an introduction for the topic “ADP”.
Ans : Launched in January 2018, ADP aims to quickly and effectively transform 112 most under-developed districts across 26 states and 1 UT across the country .
Q. What is the focus of the ADP ?
And : With states as the main drivers, this program focuses on the strength of each district, identifying low-hanging fruits for immediate improvement and measuring progress by ranking districts on a monthly basis.
Q. What are some key indicators in ADP ?
Ans : ADP focuses on 49 key performance indicators (KPIs) under 5 broad socio-economic themes - Health & Nutrition, Education, Agriculture & Water resources, Financial Inclusion & Skill Development and Infrastructure.
- Delta ranking captures the incremental change in district rankings based on these KPIs.
- Baseline ranking captures the district performance compared to baseline year.
Q. What is the 3C approach of ADP ?
Ans : 1. Convergence: Among state and central govt initiatives at the district level to overcome constraints.
2. Collaboration: cooperation between the civil society and the functionaries of central and state govt including district govt bodies.
3. Competition: among states and districts using the “champions of change” monitoring dashboard.
Q. What are some success stories of ADP ?
Ans : 1. Gumla in Jharkhand & Karauli in Rajasthan increased the % of institutional deliveries from around 40% to more than 90%.
2. Kupwara in J&K has increased the % of secondary schools with functional electricity from less than 50% in 2018 to more than 95% in 2022.
3. Many districts like Dhenkanal in Odisha, where less than 50% children were immunised up untill 2018, have now gone beyond the 90% immunization rate.
